Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Introduction

This is the blog that Jean's Art Dolls is using to communicate to the artist's
that can't get into the official website. http://www.jeansartbolls.com We have a
flaw in the software and I have to officially approve you before you can get
into the forum. Please e-mail me if you can't access the Website. Jads is filled
with so much information that I really want to share it with you. My e-mail
address is: jeaninspires@gmail.com Please be patient and I will approve you. I
appreciate it very much. Artfully, Jean/ Owner of JEAN'S ART DOLLS. Welcome to
Jean's Art Dolls Blog: Come on in have a beverage and some freshly baked
cookies; Put you feet up on the coffee table and lets share techniques,
experiences and our day to day adventures. I am so happy I am doing
my favorite "happy dance" join me...PLease stop in daily and see just what I am
doing. I have a motto: ...dare to be different! I practice it everyday..but,
also stay in my comfort zone until I have grown my wings a little wider and I am
flying high in the sky. Enjoy and have fun. artdoll, jean
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******************************************************* Greetings! I am so glad
you found me. My name is jean and I was born with a crayon in my hand. I can't
tell you how many times I was reminded not to draw on the walls in my room and
the hallway in the house. I will admit that I even drew on the bathroom wall at
school. I was always drawing and coloring, While the other children were playing
with Barbie dolls and dressing them. I was drawing my dolls and cutting them
out, then I would design clothes for them I was only happy when I was designing
and playing with my dolls. As I matured I started filling notebooks with
sketches. If I was inspired by something, I would sit and write down colors that
I liked and return to draw an outfit. Every doll was different and named. I also
gave the doll a birthday. This was on the day the doll was designed. I had a
cardboard box and each doll was wrapped in tissue paper. These dolls were my
life. I never allowed the other children to touch them. or play with them. I
find happiness and a sense of well being when I create my art. My hobbies also
include fiber art, collage, victorian art, altered dooks, art journals, rubber
stamping and scrapbooking. macrame, domino jewerly, crochet, stone rubbings,and
much more. These are just a few of the many things I do. If it has been done...I
have done it. I have plans to write a book about my paper art dolls. I will
complete the book in the future. I love meeting other artists who make paper art
dolls. I love to be different. And have a motto I repeat often ... "dare to be
different!" Never think you have to follow in someone elses foot steps. Never
hide your art because you do not think it is good enough. Show it off. Art is
made to hang on the wall and to be showed off. *I can't wait to get my art out
of the box and show my pride and joys off. I express just who I am through my
art work. I design differently every day. And my moods reflect this. It is like
magic to me and I never have artist block. Sometimes I will have 5 projects
started and will finish each one. I have never started a piece of art and tossed
it in a pile. My art means too much to me. Hope you enjoyed your visit. And
...dare to be different...very different!
I have been rubber stamping for 40 years and have
learned alot and have mingled into everything related to stamping. Though a
rubber stamp ink blot is usually made using an ink pad and rubber stamps, you
can have many styles when you stamp. Maybe you like flowers or birds or just use
word stamps to make a card or a tag. I have ventured into this unexplored area
and find it is my muse. Rubber Stamp Ink Blotting allows you to step out of the
“box” and explore your natural creativity like we once had as a child learning
to hold a crayon. It is an easy process if you want to take the time and learn.
I taught myself by experimenting with “shapes”. I wanted “movement” in my art
and I am still trying to find this in inkings. Not one of my ink blots are the
same. I do not start by planning what I want to design, they just flow freely
onto the paper by positioning images onto paper using different angles —no rules
are needed. Just like making an abstract painting, it cannot be easily explained
or taught. I am a self taught mixed media artist. I like designing zines, ATCs,
art journals, cards, mingle in vintage, grunge, pop art, abstract and artsy
styles. I am considered a mood artist. I have found a safe haven in art that no
one else can disturb. It is a creative outlet that allows me to be myself
through this filterless process. No restraints present; the fluid just flows in
the neon liquid pool that produces waves of natural vibrations. And I usually
don’t title my work not to take the mystery out of it. How do I design? With an
open mind and an imagination! And if the art doesn’t have wings… I just add
them! Artfully, Jean.

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